"Oh, and the Spurs changed their starting lineup, and they promoted Matt Bonner to the starting lineup. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

When the Spurs' starting lineup for tonight was shown on the big screen at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma, Mike Brin in the commentary box immediately shouted in surprise.

The same is true for the Thunder fans at the scene, there was speculation before the game that the Spurs would adjust the lineup, and many people were speculating that Li Yang would return to the bench, and Ginobili would play a cameo role as the starting point guard.

But now, to everyone's surprise, the Spurs did adjust the starting lineup, but instead of replacing Li Yang, they replaced Split and let Bonner start.

This adjustment is definitely beyond everyone's expectations, you must know that in this season's playoffs, although Bonner often gets some playing time, but most of it is when the Spurs have established an absolute lead, that is, garbage time.

And, even then, Bonner averaged less than six minutes per game in the playoffs.

But now, Popovich has put Bonner in the starting lineup, which is undoubtedly beyond everyone's expectations.

"That's a really great adjustment!" Jeff Van Gundy, who was sitting next to Mike Bryn, also shouted, but unlike the surprised shouts of the others, Van Gundy was clearly complimented at this time.

As a head coach who has coached in the NBA for many years, Van Gundy saw the intention of Popovich's adjustment at a glance, so he immediately explained it to the fans in front of the screen.

"This is the adjustment of the Spurs coaching staff for the last game when Young was more pinched, he replaced Thiago Split, who had a narrower attack range, with Matt Bonner, which will give Young more space to break through, and because Tim and Matt Bonner can both shoot above the free throw line, it will make the Thunder more cautious with their pinching, because once they frantically pinch Young, then the Spurs will likely fight back with three points. ”

Van Gundy said this, paused for a moment and immediately continued: "Of course, I think a lot of people will be saying that the Spurs are going to sacrifice interior defense like this, and yes, of course it will have some impact, but don't forget that the Spurs have three of the league's top outside defenders on the court at this point, and they also have Tim Duncan on the inside. ”

"The Thunder's interior attack is not strong, and their attack on the interior comes from Kevin and Russell, but it is clear that the Spurs' three outside defenders are not going to let the two of them into the basket easily, and even if they get into the paint, Thiem will be the Spurs' last line of defense. ”

When Van Gundy explained the Spurs' intention to change the formation clearly, the fans in front of the screen also suddenly understood, which also made the Spurs fans full of expectations.

"Jeff, do you think the Spurs' change of formation will be successful?" At this time, Mike Brin also asked his professional partner about this question.

"Actually, it still depends on Young's performance in this game. Van Gundy began to speak almost without thinking, "There is no doubt that because of the success of the fifth game, the Thunder will still choose to pinch Young, and the strength of the pinch is not weaker than the previous game, so at this time, no matter what kind of change the Spurs make, whether Young can grasp the opportunity to pass the ball out is the most important thing." ”

Of course, the Thunder's performance on the offensive end will be another more important factor, and their two core players, except for Russell who lost in Game 4, have been very good in the rest of the game, considering that they are facing the Spurs, who have three of the best wing defenders in the league. ”

"OK!" Mike Brin nodded and said, "Then let's take a look at how the two teams performed in this game." ”

By the time Van Gundy was analysing the game, the starters from both teams had already arrived on the field, so Mike Brin immediately brought the conversation back to the game.

Duncan, Bonner, Leonard, Green, Li Yang, this is the Spurs' starting lineup for this game, and this is the third time the Spurs have adjusted the team's starting lineup after Parker's injury.

On the other side, the Thunder have followed the lineup they have been using in these games, Perkins, Ibaka, Durant, Jackson, Westbrook. As for Sefrosa, he was really put in the cold by Brooks, who didn't even get a minute of playing time in his last game.

Duncan and Ibaka jumped the ball, the Thunder won the first offensive right, and in the cheers of the fans at the scene, Westbrook and Ibaka played a block and pick and roll, and Ibaka hit a jump shot from mid-range after receiving the ball.

This ball is the regular play of the Thunder team, so although the Thunder fans at the scene cheered after the ball was hit, the two commentators of ESPN did not comment too much on the commentary bench on the sidelines, and they both focused on the Spurs who were about to attack.

"The Spurs are on offense, so let's take a look at their offense, or let's look at it from another angle, if the Thunder will change their defensive strategy after the Spurs change their lineup. ”

When Li Yang controlled the ball and advanced towards the half, it was not only the commentators on the scene who were watching, but also the two coaches of the team, Popovich and Brooks, who were also standing on the sidelines, both wanting to see if the other team would change or respond after the opening.

The Spurs wanted to understand the Thunder's strategy as soon as possible, so at this time, they didn't even play the most commonly used first-shot tactic in their game, which was the catch-and-shoot attack after Green ran, but Li Yang directly controlled the ball, and then Bonner mentioned the high post to cover Li Yang.

"The Spurs started to attack, and it wasn't Tim who was going to block for Young, it was Matt Bonner, and as soon as the game started, the Spurs showed their adjustments!"

In Van Gundy's shouting, Bonner stood next to Li Yang to block and dismantle for Li Yang, and Li Yang also flashed to the right side along Bonner's block, and Van Gundy also began to shout again.

The Thunder continued to pinch Yang who was in possession of the ball, and they expanded the range of the pinch to the three-point line!"

Li Yang flashed to the right side, Westbrook quickly squeezed from Bonner's side to block on the left, and Ibaka flashed out from behind Bonner in advance to block the front, the first ball after the game started, Li Yang was caught in the pinch, and it was a pinch near the three-point line! )